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Which Iowa speed cameras can be used after DOT ruling? Look them up in our database:
Which Iowa communities can still operate speed cameras and where after the state Department of Transportation decided Monday which permits to issue or decline?
The state denied about 44% of the 348 fixed and mobile camera permit requests it received, most often because officials decided less restrictive alternatives were available to address traffic issues at a requested location.
More: Which Des Moines traffic cameras are still operating? What to know after Iowa DOT decision
Search our database to see how the DOT ruled on all permit requests from 28 Iowa municipalities that applied to use mobile and fixed automated traffic-enforcement cameras under a new state law regulating the devices.
How did the DOT rule on Des Moines’ cameras?
Two fixed traffic-enforcement cameras were shut down at 4 p.m. Monday in Des Moines. The state also denied the city’s request to use mobile cameras at 14 locations.
Des Moines, which has three mobile cameras, had permits approved at 25 sites:
- 4700 block Interstate 235, eastbound. (The city’s only approved fixed camera.)
- 4300 block Ingersoll Avenue, eastbound and westbound.
- 2800 block SW Ninth Street, northbound and southbound.
- 1800 block Fleur Drive, northbound and southbound.
- 300 block E. McKinley Avenue, eastbound and westbound.
- 2800 block Indianola Avenue, eastbound and westbound.
- 1700 block Park Avenue, eastbound and westbound.
- 1600 block E. University Ave, eastbound and westbound.
- 2200 block E. 29th Street, northbound and southbound.
- 4800 block Hickman Road, eastbound and westbound.
- 1000 block SE 14th Street, northbound and southbound.
- 2900 block Sixth Avenue, northbound and southbound.
- 3100 block MLK Jr. Parkway, northbound and southbound.
Use of the cameras will pause while the signage required by Iowa law is installed, Des Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said.
Once installed, the Des Moines Police Department will make notification 30 days before enforcement resumes at the approved locations.
What did the DOT decide on other municipalities’ permits?
Fort Dodge was the only municipality to see all of its requests granted to use mobile cameras at 19 locations.
Davenport may use cameras at 86% of its 51 requested locations, mostly mobile, while 61% of Des Moines’ 41 requested permits got the green light from the DOT.
Several municipalities had less than half of their permit requests approved:
- Marion: 29 of 59 permits, or 49%.
- Cedar Rapids: 6 of 15 permits, or 40%.
- Waterloo: 15 of 44 permits, or 34%.
- Sioux City: 8 of 18 requests, or 44%.
The DOT declined to issue any permits to 18 Iowa counties or municipalities that applied: Buffalo, Chester, Charles City, Hudson, Hazleton, Fredericksburg, Fayette, Independence, La Porte City, Lee County, Maynard, Oelwein, Postville, Prairie City, Strawberry Point, Tama, Webster City and West Union. Each had requested fixed permits, except for Lee County, which requested permits for two mobile and six fixed locations.
The most common reason for permit denials, involving 62 rejections of fixed cameras and two denials of mobile cameras, was “not least restrictive means.” Iowa law requires “the least restrictive means to address the traffic safety issues at a location.”
The DOT considered the cameras “not necessary” at 39 fixed and 12 mobile locations. Mobile units were deemed “not appropriate” at 18 spots.
The DOT declined permits at 27 fixed and 33 mobile locations because the cameras were not in use before Jan. 1, 2024. Under the new law, communities using traffic cameras for the first time on or after Jan. 1, 2024 cannot be issued a permit by the DOT before July 1, 2026.
Marissa Payne covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register. Reach her by email at mjpayne@registermedia.com. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @marissajpayne.
Five people were shot and injured at an Iowa City pedestrian mall near the University of Iowa campus overnight, police said Sunday. Students from the university were among the injured, according to school officials.
The Iowa City Police Department responded to a report of a large fight in the 100 Block of East College Street at 1:46 a.m. early Sunday, the department said in a news release. Arriving officers heard gunfire.
Multiple victims were hospitalized, police said. Police confirmed to CBS News that one person was in critical condition, while the other four victims are stable.
University of Iowa President Barb Wilson said in a statement that three students were among those shot. None of the victims has been publicly identified.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Police said they are seeking information about five “persons of interest associated with this shooting.” The university also shared the request for information.
The pedestrian mall was closed for several hours and reopened Sunday afternoon.
Here are the candidates for High School on SI’s Iowa high school athlete of the week for April 13-18. Read through the nominees and cast your vote.
Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 26. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll. Here are this week’s nominees:
Taylor Roose, Pella boys track and field
Roose competed in three events at the Norwalk Invitational, winning all three in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump.
Daxon Kiesau, Urbandale boys track and field
Kiesau swept the throwing events at the Norwalk Invitational, taking first place in the shot put and the discus.
Alex Burger, Southeast Valley boys track and field
Competing at home, Burger dominated, earning four gold medals. He won the 400-meter hurdles and the long jump while running on the winning 4×200-meter relay and shuttle hurdle relay.
Kolby Hodnefield, Clear Lake boys track and field
Hodenfield, a defending state champion, broke the meet, venue and school record in the 200 and the 400 at the Clear Lake Invitational. He added victories as part of the 4×100 and 4×400 relays. Both relays also set meet records.
Easton Moon, North Polk boys tennis
Moon has started off his senior season on the courts unbeaten, winning all four matches while dropping just one game in 44 played.
Ava Lohrbach, Gilbert girls golf
One of the top golfers in the state, Lohrbach has had a hot start, firing a 35 in her nine-hole debut and a 72 for her 18-hole opener.
Nathan Manske, Algona boys golf
An elite quarterback and basketball player, Manske is showing his golfing skills this spring, coming out with a state-low 30 in a nine-hole event.
Ella Hein, Tipton girls track and field
Hein set school records in the 400-meter run and long jump at the Tiger/Tigerette Relays while also locking in the Blue Standard and qualifying for the Drake Relays. She won the long jump (18-6) and was second in the 400.
Maeve Bowen-Burt, Iowa City High girls track and field
The sophomore helped the Little Hawks land three Drake Relays events on the last night of qualifying, advancing in the 400 hurdles, along with the sprint medley and 4×400 relays.
About Our Athlete of the Week Voting
High School on SI voting polls are meant to be a fun, lighthearted way for fans to show support for their favorite athletes and teams. Our goal is to celebrate all of the players featured, regardless of the vote totals. Sometimes one athlete will receive a very large number of votes — even thousands — and that’s okay! The polls are open to everyone and are simply a way to build excitement and community around high school sports. Unless we specifically announce otherwise, there are no prizes or official awards for winning. The real purpose is to highlight the great performances of every athlete included in the poll.
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The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa – a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago.
Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Iowa, a month later, city officials confirmed. Foreman’s family returned Thursday to his burial site, holding a news conference with Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott to reveal Foreman’s burial place, marked by a large monument that bears an image of him as a teen following his Olympic gold medal boxing win.
The family explained in a statement released by Sioux City officials that he had visited the Iowa city in 1988, and often recalled the sense of peace he experienced there.
After traveling to the city on April 17 last year to bury Foreman, his family said they immediately understood the region’s appeal.
“Our father lived a life of purpose, faith and gratitude,” the family said in a statement released by Sioux City officials. “To see him laid to rest in a place that brought him peace means everything to us.”
Scott joined the family at Foreman’s monument that lies just a few miles north of the Missouri River in an upper Midwest city of nearly 87,000 people. The cemetery overlooks the scenic Loess Hills, created by windblown silt deposits that reach up to 200 feet high (about 61 meters) and line the river along the Iowa border for 200 miles (322 kilometers).
“Their story is a reminder of how one place can stay with someone for a lifetime,” Scott said.
A native Texan, Foreman rose to fame when he made the 1968 U.S. Olympic boxing team, winning gold in Mexico City. He became the heavyweight champion of the world in 1973 by defeating the great Joe Frazier, only to lose the title a year later to Muhammad Ali in the famous “Rumble in the Jungle.”
A full 20 years later in 1994, Foreman became the oldest man to win the heavyweight championship at 45, defeating Michael Moorer in an epic upset.
Foreman retired in 1997 with a 76-5 career record.
He then moved on to the next chapter in his life as a businessman, pitchman and occasional actor, becoming known to a new generation as the face of the George Foreman Grill. The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing.
A biographical movie based on Foreman’s life was released in 2023.
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